Tex. Agric. Code § 71.003 · Subchapter A. INSPECTIONS; QUARANTINES; CONTROL AND ERADICATION ZONES
QUARANTINES AROUND PEST-FREE AREAS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) If the department determines that an insect pest or plant disease of general distribution in this state does not exist in an area, the department may declare the area pest-free and quarantine surrounding areas.
(b) Venue for a case arising under this section is in a county contained in the pest-free area.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1151, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.71.htm
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